Salaries

Boat and Cable Ferry Operators and Related Occupations Salary in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

NOC 75210Wages 2024Updated

Median wage
$27.23 an hour Cape Breton
Compared with Nova Scotia
1.6% lower $0.44 below the Nova Scotia median of $27.67
Compared with Canada
1.5% lower $0.41 below the Canadian median of $27.64
Job outlook
Moderate 3 of 5, 2025-2027

Wages in Cape Breton

In Canadian dollars an hour, from 2024 data. Low and high are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles.

Wage range in Cape Breton and CanadaCape Breton: median $27.23, from $19.53 to $37.00. Nova Scotia (province): median $27.67, from $19.49 to $38.99. Canada: median $27.64, from $20.00 to $47.50, middle half $25.00 to $32.00.$10$20$30$40$50Cape Breton: median $27.23, from $19.53 to $37.00Cape Breton$27.23Nova Scotia (province): median $27.67, from $19.49 to $38.99Nova Scotia (province)$27.67Canada: median $27.64, from $20.00 to $47.50, middle half $25.00 to $32.00Canada$27.64
The line runs from the low to the high wage, the dot is the median.
Wages in Cape Breton compared with Canada
WageCape BretonNova ScotiaCanada
Low $19.53 $19.49 $20.00
Lower quartile Not stated Not stated $25.00
Median $27.23 $27.67 $27.64
Upper quartile Not stated Not stated $32.00
High $37.00 $38.99 $47.50
Average Not stated Not stated $30.11

Job outlook

Moderate (3 of 5) for 2025-2027, from Job Bank’s 3-year outlook for Cape Breton.

Education and training

TEER category
5
Usual education
No formal education is usually required, and training is a short work demonstration.

By region in Nova Scotia

Job Bank’s economic regions, highest median first. A region links to its own page where its figures differ from the province’s.

Wage range by economic region in Nova ScotiaHalifax: median $27.42, from $19.45 to $36.48. Cape Breton: median $27.23, from $19.53 to $37.00. North Shore: not stated. Annapolis Valley: not stated. Southern: not stated.$15$20$25$30$35$40Halifax: median $27.42, from $19.45 to $36.48Halifax$27.42Cape Breton: median $27.23, from $19.53 to $37.00Cape Breton$27.23North Shore: not statedNorth ShoreNot statedAnnapolis Valley: not statedAnnapolis ValleyNot statedSouthern: not statedSouthernNot stated
The line runs from the low to the high wage and the dot is the median.
Wage range by economic region in Nova Scotia (table)
RegionLowMedianHighOutlook
Halifax$19.45$27.42$36.48Undetermined
Cape Breton$19.53$27.23$37.00Moderate (3 of 5)
North ShoreNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
Annapolis ValleyNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)
SouthernNot statedNot statedNot statedModerate (3 of 5)

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